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Bolton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,224 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 1998, and 1,712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (1,219), and casualties fell from 1,728.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,749 collisions in Bolton.

Collisions in 1998
1,224
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,712
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Bolton in 1998 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious917.4%
  • Slight1,12392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious985.7%
  • Slight1,60294%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,224, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025289381
2024310410
2023286397
2022323436
2021346456
2020290402
2019381505
2018435567
2017474646
2016362475
2015373523
2014452632
2013423588
2012485691
2011532743
2010579822
2009652997
20087761,045
20078781,194
20069491,307
20051,0611,471
20041,0391,440
20031,1221,578
20021,1101,558
20011,2441,713
20001,3441,887
19991,2411,751
19981,2241,712
19971,2191,728
19961,1811,660
19951,1731,616
19941,2121,645
19931,1691,540
19921,2431,636
19911,2271,584
19901,3081,714
19891,2791,661
19881,2061,496
19871,1681,486
19861,1901,489
19851,0941,341
19841,3371,659
19831,1861,418
19821,2141,529
19811,1041,376
19801,1561,493
19791,1031,458

When and where crashes happen in Bolton in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (15%)
  • Tuesday178 (15%)
  • Wednesday173 (14%)
  • Thursday199 (16%)
  • Friday210 (17%)
  • Saturday166 (14%)
  • Sunday120 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59246 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59322 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59236 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.7%)
  • February104 (8.5%)
  • March94 (7.7%)
  • April95 (7.8%)
  • May102 (8.3%)
  • June92 (7.5%)
  • July92 (7.5%)
  • August110 (9%)
  • September107 (8.7%)
  • October125 (10%)
  • November99 (8.1%)
  • December98 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight869 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit335 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds913 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds254 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry670 (55%)
  • Wet or damp543 (44%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,005 (82%)
  • 40 mph88 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph52 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph74 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway993 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,135 (66%)
  • Pedestrian319 (19%)
  • Cyclist108 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1094 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15141 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20254 (15%)
  • 21 to 25222 (13%)
  • 26 to 35381 (22%)
  • 36 to 45222 (13%)
  • 46 to 55170 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (2.7%)
  • Over 7541 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider918 (54%)
  • Passenger475 (28%)
  • Pedestrian319 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,826 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach57 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle56 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Bolton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bolton ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 40th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 1998

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 1998: 121, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5812117717
2ndA66610115706
3rdA6769613709
4thA5797910008
5thA673709903
6thB6226415612
7thM61416611
8thA575395501
9thA6053344502
10thA6295113
11thA6099263601
12thB6199222401
13thB6536141800
14thB5408121301
15thA508291001
16thA617291311
17thB620981501
18thB523571101
19thB64727901
20thA67561110

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 1998

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 1998: 708.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 1998

BL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 1998: 316.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years